By Chris @Zen to Fitness

Is running something that should be a staple of your training, is it something we as human beings are made to do on a regular basis? That is a question that has long puzzled me and I have gone through periods of doing lots of running and other times where I haven’t gone on a ‘run’ for over a year. In fact I just came out of one of those periods and have started going on runs on a somewhat sporadic basis – I keep runs short and only run when I feel like it…..

Running when done correctly is a very enjoyable experience and a great at stimulating the body as well as being a potent stress reliever. The fact of the matter is that when it comes to working out nothing feels quite like a run. Be it an interval workout, playing a sport, swimming or doing some cross trainer in... More...